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I'm running out of What's It tools for our members to research, MWTCA has not posted anything new in quite awhile and what I'm finding on the web have been demystified already, does anyone have some good sources for mystery tools? If you do a search on the subject, I have already used TATH's, Farm Collector, LeToolman. Thanks for any help with this! 

 

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Had a nice Easy Wood Tools demo in Fairfax, VA on Saturday as part of a craft show. Will be at the Harrisburg, PA Woodcraft this coming Saturday for their EWT October sale. If you are in the area, stop in and say "Hi"!

Monday! 

 

 Guess I better go get something done. 

Last Thursday I posted a thread about how to weather proof wood that stays outdoors 24/7. Several of you gave me some good suggestions and I appreciate that.

So over the weekend I cleaned up my outdoor windmill and then did what I usually do, I went El Cheapo and rattle canned it red, white and blue with some paint I already had in the shop.

 

I figured, "What the heck............ it ain't a Mozart ................ it's yard art. 😁

 

Edited October 20, 2025Oct 20 by Bubba

Apparently overdid things a bit last week. I didn't accomplish much over the weekend; took out the trash, retrieved the mail and took a nap. Weather forced me inside so since I was already there watched the IU football game. At least that's my story so I'm sticking to it. I also managed to polish off a few cinnamon powered donuts with my wife's permission.

 

Week ahead will be mostly outside work preparing for the long winter to come; also harvest the last of the gardens before the freeze hits by week end. Plenty more of those cinnamon donuts to inspect.

2 minutes ago, Bubba said:

I went El Cheapo and rattle canned it red, white and blue with some paint

Good choices all around Bubba. Looks mighty fine IMO.

morning project, replaced one that died and i couldn't get parts for it.

 

just a minor amount of cussing was required this morning.....

53 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I also managed to polish off a few cinnamon powered donuts

 

I could never eat those without going into a sneezing fit.

Saturday we had company over to celebrate Marie's 77th birthday....so nothing outside of being social got done. Sunday we had some miserable weather so I baked a turkey. We usually have a turkey 4-5 times a year, but this year the hot weather steered our diet into more grilled stuff than baked/roasted. So this was the first turkey since last March or so. BTW, I told Marie she's now as old as me....her reply was "Not quite".

Edited October 20, 2025Oct 20 by Fred W. Hargis Jr

Just a tease..

Had to cobble up a latch for a storage box...

About as far as I got with this Project.....may try to varnish it tomorrow..

6 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

cinnamon powered donuts

So...  how exactly is this power generated?   and what does the donut do with this power? Inquiring minds want to know!

1 hour ago, HARO50 said:

So...  how exactly is this power generated?   and what does the donut do with this power? Inquiring minds want to know!

 

Exactly!!

 

Do tell!

Had a good weekend with woodturners meeting demo went great . ad a friend handling the video but have not gotten a chance to see what he did. This was the first use of new mics and everyone was pleased, Well I have been trying to tell them it would be for about a year. Started seeding all that bear ground with rye when I got home.

 

Today finished the seeding, Took a truckload to Goodwill , we are just about on a first name basis. Started on turning curtain rods late this afternoon. 
 

 

Edited October 21, 2025Oct 21 by Gerald

On 10/20/2025 at 12:03 PM, Grandpadave52 said:

I also managed to polish off a few cinnamon powered donuts with my wife's permission.

Those are one of my favorites.  That and chocolate with coconut.  A place I visit in Salem MA has a good version of the chocolate, but I haven't seen a lot of powdered cinnamon ones around.  Half the time up there I'm getting their Bismarks or other fancy stuff they make, that place is one of my favorites.  I should ask about the cinnamon next time I'm there.

Working on a arm to rotate down and hold this 2 inch insulation board in place.  This window faces house. So when I'm in the shop I remove it. In testing I discovered I forgot curtain rod is not stationary. So when I turned in fan, yup it rotated out and insulation board fell out. Oops. Installed screw, problem solved.

 

 

 

On 10/20/2025 at 7:13 PM, HARO50 said:

So...  how exactly is this power generated?   and what does the donut do with this power? Inquiring minds want to know!

Sorry grasshopper but I can't divulge the secrets behind this...as my dad used to say, "make it a mystery...leave that chapter out."

On 10/20/2025 at 9:09 PM, Gunny said:

 

Exactly!!

 

Do tell!

See below. What applies to the Northern Border also applies to the Mason-Dixon line😉

2 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Sorry grasshopper but I can't divulge the secrets behind this...as my dad used to say, "make it a mystery...leave that chapter out."